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I"m a little late getting this month's post out. I blame the weather, because, well I can! This month I have the pleasure of introducing you to the beauty, the brains and culinary wizardry behind The Brag Bag, Laura Key. I had the fortune to meet Laura in an Uptown Saint John business group and I knew right away that she was one of those good natured, clever, upbeat people that I'd be lucky to have in my corner. And then I tasted her food, and I knew that all her hard work, passion and drive would not go to waste!...

Our first featured business of the year is Remnants Design Studio. Susan Pass is the owner/design/lady extradonaire behind the beautiful, whimsical designs. Including Susan in this series was a no-brainer, I carry a number of her designs in the shop, like these adorable cloth button earrings & purses, wallets and clutches, her creativity and flawless execution of her original designs are a total inspiration and as an added bonus she looks smoking hot in these 50's-inspired styles! I mean seriously Susan, thanks for rocking these outfits so hard! So without further ado, here's our little chat. Enjoy!! 1. Tell...

I found myself trying to come up with ideas for a new photoshoot and being totally uninspired. Not that I don't love pinup photography, but the idea of models in pretty dresses being pretty just wasn't "doing it" for me. So I decided to look at the project from another angle. I asked myself: "what gets you excited?" And the answer was simple: I get so energized talking to other business people - in particular the ones who I totally admire: the ones that are creating things. I feed off that energy and dream of having some of their creativity (and focus!!)....